“…sy. As a general rule, a lawyer owes a duty of care to the party for whom he or she is acting but generally owes no duty to the opposite party: Ross v Caunters [1980] Ch 297 at 322 per Megarry VC. However, there are exceptions. Most relevantly for present purposes, the existence of a duty of care might exceptionally arise where the…”
“…tement to very similar effect can be found in the judgment of Lord Wilson JSC in NRAM Ltd v Steel [2018] UKSC 13 (“NRAM”) at [25], referring to Ross v Caunters [1980] Ch 297 at 322 per Megarry V-C for the proposition that a solicitor generally owes no duty to the opposite party, and to Jain v Trent Strategic Health Authority [2009]…”